I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I could not get into this audiobook as it did not hold my attention for any length of time.

Widowed young, Genevieve Prentice is saddened that her four grown children are fighting with one another and ruin her plans for her annual Thanksgiving get together. She decides to getaway with her sister, sells her house and buys a rustic lodge to repair only to discover her sons arrival there. He decides to follows his mothers advice and make some changes of his own, which includes quitting his job and going after the girl of his dreams.

**please note due to low rating I will not be leaving a public review for this book as I have not paid for it.**

Narrator Traci Odom ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great voice.

The Getaway by Emily March ⭐⭐⭐
First time trying this author and while this story was ok, overall it was a little too sickly sweet for me so I personally probably wouldn't continue with this if it became a series.

In this lovely story by Emily March readers are treated to the first book in a new series. We meet Genevieve Prentice and her four adult children. As the story begins, it is about to be the Thanksgiving holiday and Genevieve discovers that her two sons will not be present. Not only does she then call the holiday off altogether, she has an epiphany and changes her life in a completely different direction.

Genevieve is not the only one that makes a change. In fact, her oldest son Jake finds his life is not going in the direction that is bringing him joy. In fact, a business decision has him doubting whether or not he is happy in his job and before long he ends up quitting his job and changing his life as well. Before Jake left his job, one of his responsibilities was to lay off quite a few employees, and this would include Tess Crenshaw. Jake has always been drawn to Tess, but because he was her boss's boss, he knew that they could not even act on any attraction they shared.

One of the things Genevieve does is she buys a property in Lake in the Clouds, Colorado. Jake soon shows up there, and Tess does as well, albeit separately. So the story gives us the perspective of each of these three characters, Genevieve, Jake and Tess.

As the story develops, one thing is made clear. No one is really happy in life right now. Genevieve has been a widow for two decades, and her role of matriarch has ended up making her unhappy, mostly due to the actions of her children. Not only do we see the direction that Genevieve goes in, we learn more of why Jake made such a drastic change in his life. Tess’s history is also part of the story that is developing especially now that she is being open to seeing where things are going with the shared attraction she has with Jake. Not only is this a very well-rounded story with characters that are easy to relate to, but it is the first book in a new series. I cannot wait to see more of the Prentice family and to see their stories develop.

Many thanks to Forever and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

Please enjoy my YouTube video review - https://youtu.be/RASmAhst7bo

This is the first book in her new series "lake in the Clouds" and I loved it. Being a mom of 4 adult children myself I could really relate to Genevieve and the issues with her children wanting to be treated like adults when it suited them. I was happy when she took control of her own life and went off with her sister to start her journey at almost 60 and leaving the mess the children had made for them to work it out amongst themselves.

I will definitely be reading the next book in this series to see how Jake, Tess and the rest of the Prentice children progress in their lives.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of the series. It’s a great blend of family and interpersonal issues. The narrator is excellent, and the book flowed well. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the audio book.